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The Way of Walking Alone

July 6, 2022 by Greg Molyneux

100mm macro photo of a dutiful bumblebee collecting pollen atop a fresh daisy blossom. The image is cross processed to give it a more moody tone.

The bumblebee works alone. Dutiful to his task, hard at it for his hive. Out in the world it is a solitary life of discipline and purpose. Skill builds for honing a craft with a singular drive, full of intention. What can we learn of the bumblebee? What can we learn of ancient masters?

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World Between Worlds

August 3, 2021 by Greg Molyneux

100mm macro photograph of a black swallowtail caterpillar set atop dill.

Caterpillars can set a mind to thinking. Imagine knowing such a profound metamorphosis would soon set upon you? How would that change your life and your perspective?

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Working Class Hero

July 12, 2020 by Greg Molyneux

100mm low key macro photo of a single honey bee pollinating purple coneflower pistils. A strong single light source creates stark contrast of highlights and shadows. A deep blue monochrome treatment drives a dark, serious mood.

Dutiful honey bee plying her trade. Drinking her nectar and loading her pollen basket, she works with intent. With energy and purpose she minds her craft. Even alone the hive is on the mind. Her community needs her; needs her singular focus to feed and to provide. To sustain the group. Bounding atop pistils by […]

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The Technician

July 11, 2020 by Greg Molyneux

100mm high key macro photograph of a honey bee feeding and pollinating a purple coneflower blossom.

On the perils of labels. It is easy to apply limits in how we label ourselves. There is a push-pull tearing at the labels we self-apply measured against the labels others seek to apply. In this post I take a look back at how I’ve evolved my own self-limiting thinking. Analyzing how I worked to embrace a wider array of labels related to my photography and writing. Reviewing my progress from technician to creator.

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The Collector

July 15, 2019 by Greg Molyneux

100mm square format macro photo of a honey bee pollenating a black-eyed susan flower blossom.

Understanding the uncertain fate of the honey bee, a lynchpin species for prolific pollination needed in a balanced ecosystem, I am beyond pleased to have them feast upon my Black-eyed Susan flowers in numbers. Oh, and they make joyous macro photo subjects, too.

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Reaching Out

October 14, 2018 by Greg Molyneux

100mm macro photo of a green silver-spotted skipper caterpillar on a dead purple coneflower.

Laid up for the weekend with back pain is suboptimal. Press conference Joe Girardi would shrug his shoulders incredulous and declare it’s not what you want. Whatever your flavor there is never a good time for back pain. And to my brothers and sisters mired in low back hell, I slouch in solidarity with thee. […]

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The Small Blue

July 29, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Macro photo of eastern tailed blue butterfly atop purple coneflower.

Editor’s note: [July 29, 2017] This is not a small blue butterfly. It is an eastern tailed blue butterfly. It’s the small thin tail that earns this distinction. Shout-out to Dave Blinder who coincidentally posted a shot of an eastern tailed blue on his Instagram today thus unveiling my error. It’s always good to learn […]

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Liquid Lunch

July 25, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Macro photo of silver-spotted skipper feeding on purple coneflower nectar.

I made the most of strong midday sun and an anxious butterfly battling for a sip. While I may have contributed to this silver-spotted skipper’s general unease, to be sure it was a dive bombing carpenter bee who proved the true villain. Selfish to the last this boring bee, not content with undermining wooden structures, […]

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Identify Yourself

May 26, 2017 by Greg Molyneux

Macro photo of a carpenter bee collecting wisteria pollen.

My brain gets the best of me. Often I wrap myself sideways in details that stand meaningless to most. Mired in Minutia: A Greg Molyneux Memoir. Case in point, I present this photograph. I’ve been scrutinizing Google images for days, sweating over proper bee identification. Is it a bumblebee? A carpenter bee? A rusty patched […]

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Time Draws Near

September 24, 2016 by Greg Molyneux

Macro photograph of silver-spotted skipper butterfly feeding on sedum.

Still under the influence of a post Makers Fest malaise I missed two great sunsets earlier this week. I must be slipping because it somehow didn’t bother me in the slightest. I was happily caught up in day job things and basking in last weekend’s festival success. However, a week sans camera has left me […]

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Photos from the archives

This square format photograph features a cross processed treatment of a common butterfly at three quarters perspective and from the rear. The buttery smooth bokeh and shallow depth of field draws attention to the butterfly as it rests on a freshly bloomed sedum.
High key macro photo of a peony flower surrounded by bokeh.
An HDR photograph taken on the beaches of Holgate, NJ just after a late winter sunset. Featuring a soft pastel sky with algae laden jetty rock marking the sandy foreground.
Square format photograph of a sunlit daisy blossom backed by smooth bokeh and soft focus.
Golden hour photo of dead low tide at the Great Bay Boulevard salt marsh

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